Philpop 2018 finals on Dec. 2

The suspense will soon be over for the 10 Philpop 2018 finalists. The finals night will be held on Dec. 2, 5 p.m. at the Capitol Commons on Rizal Drive. Sorry, fans and music lovers, you do not have a hand in this anymore. No voting. Instead judges from the music industry and the corporate world will pick out which song they believe should be named the winner.

Here are the 10 chosen finalists that will be competing for the grand prize of P1M:

The R&B duet Ako Ako by Jeriko Buenafe performed by the band Feel Day featuring indie star Hans Dimayuga; the sweet love song Di Ko Man written and performed by Ferdinand Aragon; Kariton, a commentary on life on a push cart by Philip Arvin Jarilla, performed by the internationally-renowned award-winning a cappella quintet Acapellago.

The ballad Isang Gabing Pag-ibig by Carlo Angelo David performed by Tawag ng Tanghalan (TNT) discovery Jex de Castro; the old maid’s lament Laon Ako by Elmar Jan Bolano and Donel Transporto, performed by fast-rising comedienne Cacai Bautista; Loco De Amor!, a hilarious pun on Spanish as spoken by Pinoys by Edgardo Miraflor Jr., performed by the innovative bennybunnyband.

Nanay Tatay, a different, disturbing take on an old Filipino nursery song, written and performed by Teodoro Festejo III; Pilipit (Paano Sasabihing Mahal Kita), a bouncy love song by Sean Gabriel Cedro and John Ray Reodique, performed by young pop idol Julian Trono; Tama Na, a power ballad by Michael Rodriguez and Jeanne Columbine Rodriguez, performed by the hot Suklay Diva Katrina Velarde; and Yun Tayo by Donnalyn Onilongo, performed by Eunice Jorge of the big-selling female band Gracenote.

For a close look at the finalists, you can check out the videos of all the songs on YouTube and on Viva Music and Philpop sites.

Other upcoming music events you might want to check out these next few weeks are:

•The Moffats Reunion Tour 2018 on Nov. 30 at the New Frontier Theater in Araneta Center, Quezon City. The Moffats was this teeny bopper band from Canada that took the Philippines by storm way back in the ‘90s. They scored big with hits like Miss You Like Crazy and Life Is So Short. 

Carlo Angelo David and Ed Miraflor Jr.

•TNT Boys: Listen The Big Shot Concert also on Nov. 30 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The boys are Francis Concepcion, Mackie Empuerto and Keifer Sanchez and they were discovered as contestants in the TNT portion of the TV show It’s Showtime. They have since conquered the US and the UK with raved-about appearances in the show Little Big Shots.

•Michael Learns To Rock Still Asian Tour 2018 in a four-city visit to the Philippines. MLTR, the Danish band composed of Jascha Richter, Mikkel Lentz and Kare Wanscher will be at the SMX Convention Center in Davao on Dec. 4; at the Santa Rosa Sports Coliseum in Santa Rosa Laguna, Dec. 6; at the Waterfront Hotel in Cebu, Dec. 7; and at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Dec. 9.  Enjoy songs like 25 Minutes; That’s Why You Go Away; The Actor; Paint My Love; Out Of The Blue; Take Me To Your Heart; and others.

•Brian McKnight at The Theatre at Solaire on Dec. 4. McKnight, who probably has the dreamiest falsetto in the world, was the man behind some of the most enduring love songs of all time. One Last Cry, Love Is, Crazy Love, Back At One, 6,8,12 and others.

•Patti Austin and Jaya topbill Christmas with Soul Divas at The Theatre in Solaire on Dec. 6. Expect a soulful, hit-filled evening as Patti belts out Say You Love Me, All Behind Us Now, In My Life and maybe solo versions of Come To Me and How Do You Keep The Music Playing.  Jaya also has quite a number of sellers in Dahil Tanging Ikaw, Waka Na Bang Pag-ibig, Laging Naroon Ka and others.

•The Grammy-winning The Weeknd, one of today’s biggest R&B acts, is now on his first Asian tour and will be at the Mall of Asia Arena on Dec. 7. He is famous for the tunes Earned It, Starboy, I Feel It Coming, The Hills and Can’t Feel My Face.

 •The show at the Music Museum on Dec. 15 is titled The Legends and set to perform are music legends in every way. Pilita Corrales, Carmen Soriano and Jun Polistico.